Alette vs Grete
Alette and Gretecompared on official birth-registration statistics and Namewise's recorded data. This page states what each name's record shows — it never picks a winner or scores one name against the other.
Head to head
Ranks are only compared within one published list and one year. Two ranks from different years, from a boys' and a girls' list, or from different registrars are not comparable, so they are not placed side by side.
Norway · Girls
In 2022, Alette was ranked #403 and Grete #484 among girls in Norway.
Alette and Grete over time
Alette and Grete appear together in 1 published list, across 21 years of shared records. Grete held the stronger position in more years in 1 of them, Alette in 0.
The order between them changed and held in one of those lists — a change in that published list, never a claim that one name displaced the other.
Grete reached its own highest recorded position earlier in 1 of those lists, and Alette in none. Each position is a place inside its own list, so this compares when they peaked and never how high.
Counted list by list. Two names in the same published list are measured on the same scale in the same year, so those comparisons are real — but positions from different lists are not, so nothing here is combined into an overall standing.
List by list
Norway · Girls21 shared years, 1964–2022
Alette held the stronger position in 9 of those years, Grete in 12.
Highest recorded here: Alette #370 in 2020, Grete #39 in 1964.
The order changed in 2003: Alette moved ahead. In 2002 they stood at #538 and #504; by 2003 that had become #405 and #593.
Most recent shared year, 2022: Alette #403, Grete #484.
Two names moving past each other in a ranking is a fact about the ranking. Namewise does not claim one name displaced the other, that families chose between them, or that either influenced the other — none of that is in this data.
Where to go next
Comparisons that share a name, a rule or a published list with this one. Each is an existing comparison page with its own evidence — nothing here says these pairs are alike.
Other comparisons involving Grete
Pairs where Grete shares a published list with another name, each measured inside one registrar's own list.
- Ingrid vs Grete
In 1945 they stood at #27 and #28 in Norway · Girls, 1 places apart; by 2022 they were #8 and #484.
Ingrid · Grete · 64 shared years, 1945–2022 · Started together, ended far apart
- Anna vs Grete
In 1945 they stood at #38 and #28 in Norway · Girls, 10 places apart; by 2022 they were #15 and #484.
Anna · Grete · 64 shared years, 1945–2022 · Started together, ended far apart
- Ragnhild vs Grete
In 1945 they stood at #18 and #28 in Norway · Girls, 10 places apart; by 2022 they were #160 and #484.
Ragnhild · Grete · 64 shared years, 1945–2022 · Started together, ended far apart
- Jorunn vs Grete
Jorunn and Grete changed places 26 times in Norway · Girls between 1945 and 2020, ending at #449 and #486.
Jorunn · Grete · 62 shared years, 1945–2020 · Repeatedly exchanged positions
Side by side
| Field | Alette | Grete |
|---|---|---|
| Record type | Official statistical record (evidence-only) | Official statistical record (evidence-only) |
| Gender usage | female | female |
| Meaning | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Origin | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Pronunciation | Not yet recorded | |
| Syllables | 3 | 2 |
| Common variants / nicknames | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Recorded regional usage | NO | NO |
| Most recent popularity observation | Norway · Girls #366 (2025) | Norway · Girls #484 (2022) |
| Pronunciation clarity (demonstration score) | Not yet recorded | Not yet recorded |
| Spelling simplicity (demonstration score) | 88/100 | 94/100 |
| International familiarity (demonstration score) | 40/100 | 40/100 |
| Data Confidence | medium | medium |
What the data shows
- Alette has 3 syllables, compared with 2 for Grete.
- Both names have recorded usage in NO.
How each name got here
Alette
Popularity journey
First recorded1964
First recorded at #502 among girls in Norway in 1964 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1964–2025
Highest recorded position: #323 among girls in Norway, in 2021 (recorded 1964–2025).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2025
Most recently recorded at #366 among girls in Norway, in 2025.
Norway · Girls
Grete
Popularity journey
First recorded1945
First recorded at #28 among girls in Norway in 1945 — the earliest year that source publishes this name, not necessarily the earliest it was used.
Norway · Girls
Highest recorded1945–2022
Highest recorded position: #18 among girls in Norway, in 1953 (recorded 1945–2022).
Norway · Girls
Most recent2022
Most recently recorded at #484 among girls in Norway, in 2022.
Norway · Girls